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Finmo opens Singapore HQ as TreasuryOS tops USD $1bn
Software-as-a-Service

Finmo opens Singapore HQ as TreasuryOS tops USD $1bn

The Singapore-founded fintech will use the expanded Suntec City base to hire more staff as TreasuryOS moves over USD $1 billion a month.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Yesterday
NTT Data expands AI ops platform for Daimler Truck
Manufacturing

NTT Data expands AI ops platform for Daimler Truck

Daimler Truck's manufacturing operations will get earlier warnings of IT faults as NTT Data adds AI monitoring and automation across its global infrastructure.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday
Vistar expands into Japan with local leadership team
eCommerce

Vistar expands into Japan with local leadership team

The expansion deepens the ad-tech group's Asia Pacific push as advertisers in Japan shift faster towards programmatic digital out-of-home buying.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday
TP wins Frost & Sullivan Asia-Pacific customer service award
Customer Relationship Management

TP wins Frost & Sullivan Asia-Pacific customer service award

AI-driven service delivery and stronger client results helped TP secure Frost & Sullivan's top Asia-Pacific customer experience honour.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday
Apple launches AirPods 5 with active noise cancellation
Supply Chain

Apple launches AirPods 5 with active noise cancellation

Cheaper Apple earbuds now gain active noise cancellation, while a wireless charging version adds longer battery life and swipe volume control.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Yesterday
Red Hat AI 3.5 expands AI safety and observability tools
Hybrid Cloud

Red Hat AI 3.5 expands AI safety and observability tools

Enterprises get new governance, monitoring and multi-tenant controls as Red Hat targets safer, scalable AI use beyond pilot projects.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday
Australia lags US on trust in AI systems, Fujitsu finds
Digital Transformation

Australia lags US on trust in AI systems, Fujitsu finds

Poor data quality is undermining Australian firms' ability to trust AI, with 70% of leaders saying they lack full confidence in systems used internally.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Yesterday
Apple Watch Series 12 adds readiness score & AI audio
Wearables

Apple Watch Series 12 adds readiness score & AI audio

Health-tracking rivals face pressure as the new model adds a daily readiness score, more frequent sensing and AI-powered audio tools.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Yesterday
Wavelink signs AirBridge distribution deal in Australia
Disaster Recovery

Wavelink signs AirBridge distribution deal in Australia

Australian resellers gain access to deployable communications gear for remote and disrupted sites as Wavelink broadens its critical infrastructure offering.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday
Apple Watch Ultra 4 adds health tracking & battery life
Wearables

Apple Watch Ultra 4 adds health tracking & battery life

Users can expect earlier alerts on heart and recovery changes, as Apple's latest rugged watch adds a readiness score and longer battery life.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday
Apple unveils iPhone 18 Pro with variable aperture
Semiconductors

Apple unveils iPhone 18 Pro with variable aperture

The top-end iPhone range gains AI features and a variable-aperture camera, as Apple targets better photos, battery life and performance.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Yesterday
Uniper cuts hiring delays with AI recruitment agent
Software-as-a-Service

Uniper cuts hiring delays with AI recruitment agent

The energy group has trimmed hiring bottlenecks, cutting candidate sign-off time by 27 days and speeding screening by 13 days with AI.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday
A Good Certification Group wins AI standard accreditation
Digital Transformation

A Good Certification Group wins AI standard accreditation

The move gives Australian firms a new external check on AI governance as demand rises for proof that systems are properly controlled.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday
UiPath survey says enterprises still piloting agentic AI
Digital Transformation

UiPath survey says enterprises still piloting agentic AI

Most large firms are yet to embed AI fully, as data, integration and governance issues keep agentic projects stuck in pilots.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday
Qualtrics unveils AI platform for experience management
Software-as-a-Service

Qualtrics unveils AI platform for experience management

The new system aims to let organisations test decisions and automate responses in live customer interactions before its 2027 release.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday
Future of AI is distributed infrastructure built on open source
Hybrid Cloud

Future of AI is distributed infrastructure built on open source

Rising AI demand is exposing cloud bottlenecks, as firms eye in-house open source systems to cut costs and limit vendor lock-in.

By Anthony Caruana • 4 min read • Yesterday
Apple unveils iPhone Duo, its first foldable phone
Private Cloud

Apple unveils iPhone Duo, its first foldable phone

Apple is entering the foldable market with a dual-screen handset that adds split-screen multitasking and starts at AUD $3,499.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Yesterday
Extreme launches Agent ONE Coworker for network teams
Digital Transformation

Extreme launches Agent ONE Coworker for network teams

Included free with Platform ONE subscriptions, the tool aims to help overstretched IT teams diagnose outages and performance issues far faster.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday
AI drives enterprise storage demand as data piles up
Hybrid Cloud

AI drives enterprise storage demand as data piles up

Almost all firms are storing more because of AI, as archived data is being pulled back into use and storage costs climb.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday